How long does it take to read The Romans, from Village to Empire?
Mary Taliaferro Boatwright
The Romans, from Village to Empire by Mary Taliaferro Boatwright takes about 9 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 28 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2004. 516 pages, about 141,900 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The Romans unfolds Rome's remarkable evolution from village to monarchy and then republic and finally to one-man rule by an emperor whose power at its peak stretched from Scotland to Iraq and the Nile Valley. Firmly grounded in ancient literary and material sources, the book captures and analyzes the outstanding political and military landmarks from the Punic Wars, to Caesar's conquest of Gaul and his crossing of the Rubicon, to the victory of Octavian over Mark Antony, to Constantine's adoption of Christianity. Here too are some of the most fascinating individuals ever to walk across the world stage, including Hannibal, Mithridates, Pompey, Cicero, Cleopatra, Augustus, Livia, Nero, Marcus Aurelius, and Shapur. The authors bring to life many aspects of Rome's cultural and social history, from the role of women, to literature, entertainments, town-planning, portraiture, and religion. The book incorporates more than 30 maps."--Jacket.
Subjects: History, Rome -- History, Rome, history, History, ancient, History, ancient--rome, Roman world--history
